Madrid (Congress of Deputies constituency)
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For the Senate constituency, see Madrid (Senate constituency).
Madrid is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects 36 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Madrid. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.
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Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
Province | Madrid |
Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Population | 6,750,336 (2022)[1] |
Electorate | 5,224,561 (2023) |
Major settlements | Madrid, Móstoles, Alcalá de Henares, Fuenlabrada, Leganés, Getafe, Alcorcón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Parla, Alcobendas |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1977 |
Seats | 32 (1977–1986) 33 (1986–1993) 34 (1993–2004) 35 (2004–2011) 36 (2011–Apr 2019) 37 (Apr 2019–present) |
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